This is a list of libraries in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both, public and private libraries are listed. Also listed, for their environment conductive to study and research, are non-circulating, archive organizations.
Note: The table that follows lists libraries by their year of founding, that is, their year of opening. A listing sorted by any of the other fields can be obtained by clicking on the header of the field. For example, clicking on "Barrio" will sort libraries by their barrio location.
| No. | Name | Photo | Barrio | Location | Type/Use | Year Library Opened | Year Current Structure Built | Building Architect | Owner / Host | Architectural style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archivo Histórico de Ponce | Quinto | C. Mayor SB, and C. Estrella EB | Historical archives | 1812 | 2007 | Octavio Rodríguez Jr. | Ponce Municipal Government | Brutalist | |
| 2 | Biblioteca Municipal de Ponce | San Antón | Bulevar Miguel Pou EB | Public library | 1870 | 2007 | Unk | Ponce Municipal Government | Modern | |
| 3 | Biblioteca Encarnación Valdés | Canas Urbano | PUCPR Avenida Las Américas EB | University library | 1948 | 1969[1] | Unk | Modern | ||
| 4 | Centro de Acceso a la Información | Sabanetas | UIA-Ponce PR-1 WB | University library | 1962 | 1984 | Unk | Modern | ||
| 5 | Biblioteca Adelina Coppin Alvarado | Playa | PR-2 EB at PR-12 | University library | 1970 | 1970 | Unk | Modern | ||
| 6 | Biblioteca Fundación Rafael Hernández Colón | Quinto | C. Mayor NB and C. Castillo EB | Political history library | 1992 | 2015 | Manuel V. Domenech | Fundación Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón | ||
Key:
C. = Calle (street)
NB = Northbound
SB = Southbound
WB = Westbound
EB = Eastbound
Unk = Unknown
N/A = Not applicable